"Hm, didn't notice that.
Do you have any gold talers?" Lucien shook his head and took the queen's coin, rubbing it gently with his thumb.
The queen's coin then turned into a gold taler.The young performer finally came to himself, thanking the audience for their enthusiasm when he suddenly noticed a glittering coin lying in front of him."Gold taler?" He was stunned, too generous?A gentle voice echoed beside him: "You played very well.
You have integrated your emotions and insights into the music, giving this piece a distinctive personal style.
This is quite rare, but there are still some issues with your performance and understanding of the music...""Issues?" The performer had not yet recovered, only to hear Lucien’s detailed explanations that hit his heart right on target.
Most were long-standing issues he felt awkward about, and some were things he thought he did well, only to realize they were wildly off after listening.After a while, he truly woke up and realized the gentleman who guided him and his wife had already walked quite far, leaving two silhouettes walking side by side behind them.He wanted to run after them to thank them but was still being stared at by the restaurant owner.
"Thank you!"What a noble gentleman, no, surely a musician!Lucien didn’t turn around;he raised his hand and indicated that he had received it."You really do love teaching," Natasha smiled at Lucien beside her.Lucien laughed.
"Not just love teaching but gratitude.
If I hadn't met Mr.
Viktor back then and gotten his exceptional guidance, I wouldn't have achieved what I did now.
So when I encounter someone in need of guidance, I'll give it.
Maybe their lives are missing that little push.
Heh, I’m repaying society.""Repaying society…" Natasha thought of the joke "revenge on society," her expression half-laughing.Walking and listening together, they soon arrived near the Alto Musicians' Association, where the unique "Flashing Flame" building stood out with its light yet complex asymmetrical beauty."It's still like this.
It hasn't changed much..." Lucien and Natasha both echoed similar sentiments.
However, Natasha quickly shook her head as she looked around.
"I wonder if that's good or bad.
The places I passed through show that it has almost remained unchanged since my departure from Alto over these years, seemingly frozen in time.
But Luntat, maybe its appearance was one way this morning and completely different by the afternoon."Luntat, in its period of rapid development with numerous infrastructure projects underway, had indeed changed significantly as Lucien predicted."Without mentioning ordinary people's lives, perhaps such an Alto is more suitable for current musical styles…" Lucien said without any derogatory tone."That’s true.
Luntat now feels out of sync with the current symphonic style.
It should have a different kind of music…" Natasha nodded seriously."Different cultures and eras will inevitably give rise to different types of music..." Lucien spoke sincerely, though his mind was thinking that perhaps one day Luntat would develop rock music as well...Just as Natasha was about to speak, her expression suddenly turned serious.
"Uh, Mr.
Viktor..."It was Viktor, Lucien's music teacher, who had just left the Alto Musicians' Association.
Surrounded by many musicians and performers, he got into a carriage and headed toward the Vaticana Hall, suggesting he held a high status.Lucien watched this scene quietly without moving an inch."Shouldn't we meet him?" Natasha’s silver-violet eyes fixed on Lucien.Lucien shook his head.
"There's no need..."Meeting him would disrupt his life, and it was only after great effort that the Church had stopped paying attention to him.Natasha chuckled and changed the subject.
"Let's go listen to a concert at Vaticana Hall?We don't know who will perform.""Sure," Lucien didn’t object;the anti-magic circle had no effect on legends.